What You Should Know About German Beer

Expand your beer horizon with these crisp, fresh quaffs with funny names.

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

The New Stealth Vegetarian Restaurant

Meatless eateries strive to be crossover hits, catering to people who no longer see vegetarianism as a hippie lifestyle choice.

Cocktail Hour

We’ll tell you our favorites as long as you don’t hold us to them.

A Classy Drunk

Decades-old tails get resurrected— with a twist— in the country’s most fashionable bars.

Old-Tyme Flavor

How to season and care for your cast iron pan.

Make Your Own Soda Pop

How to brew homemade ginger beer and root beer.

The Raw Deal

As raw food goes commercial, purists cry foul.

White-Collar Moonshine

Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling.

Sweet, Sour, Salty, What?

Americans have historically hated bitter tastes, while other cultures loved them. Until now. Chefs are playing with bitter in new ways, and U.S. diners are finally appreciating it.

The Yogurt of Beers

Cask ale, a naturally carbonated, handcrafted beer, finally catches on.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

The Strategic Wedding Registry

CHOW’s guide to creating a wedding gift registry you’ll love.

Meat at Your Door

Bypass the supermarket and buy it direct.

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country.